Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen down 9pc by Nov 12

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached around 283,000 tonnes by Nov. 12 since the start of the season on Oct. 1, exporters estimated on Monday, down from 311,000 tonnes in the same period of the previous season.

Exporters estimated that 33,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to the port of Abidjan and another 26,000 tonnes to San Pedro for a total of 59,000 tonnes from Nov. 6 to 12. That compares with 64,000 tonnes during the same period of last year.